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All noise and no sleep makes me go crazy

By Andrew Haffner and Mike Murphy | Feb. 27, 2002

This is a Long Title for Someone With Nothing to Talk About'

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Wireless technology gains ground

By Eric Taylor | Feb. 27, 2002

The invention of the telephone late in the 1800s was a major step in making communication over long distances easier. In the digital age, personal computers and the Internet have ' ¦'

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Student reps field questions for new dean of students search

By Katie Will | Feb. 27, 2002

The new UW-Madison dean of students must be open to \diverse opinions and ideas"" and highly receptive to student input, according to student members of the Dean of Students Search ' ¦

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Black History Month should never end

Feb. 27, 2002

The study of black history should not end with the month that celebrates it. It is commonplace for Americans to remind each other of that around Feb. 28, and in ' ¦

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Assembly, Senate approve different campaign finance reform proposals

By Kelly Kallien and Molly Borgstrom | Feb. 27, 2002

The state Assembly and Senate both voted Tuesday to pass separate campaign finance reform bills. Assembly Majority Leader Scott Jensen, R-Waukesha, bypassed the usual committee processes and exercised a rarely ' ¦

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Destiny in hands of men's basketball

By Arvind Gopalratnam and By Chace Goff | Feb. 27, 2002

Win gives UW share of conference title

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State to return $61.7 million in federal funds

By Catharine Bookstaver | Feb. 26, 2002

State legislators received some unwelcome news Monday when the federal government requested Wisconsin return $61.7 million. The demand came as a result of the state's misappropriation of the funds, which ' ¦

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SSFC gives funds to explore SHIP flaws

By Courtney Heeren | Feb. 26, 2002

Members of the Student Services Finance Committee approved an $8.8 million total budget for University Health Services Monday night, with an amendment adding $4,000 to the Student Health Insurance Plan. ' ¦

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March at Olympics sought to break silent boundaries

By Kate McCormack | Feb. 26, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY'Many don't realize it; many ignore it; some feel helpless in the face of it and shield their eyes'but it is real. There is poverty in the United ' ¦

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Student orgs suggest locations for UHS, activity center building

By Courtney Heeren | Feb. 26, 2002

Representatives from numerous student organizations across campus voiced their opinions Monday at a press conference regarding the University Health Services and student activity center building and its location. Students at ' ¦

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Jensen brings state campaign finance bill to floor despite potential veto

By Catharine Bookstaver | Feb. 26, 2002

In a rare move, state Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen, R-Waukesha, used the power of direct referral to put a campaign finance reform bill onto the state Assembly calendar for Tuesday. ' ¦

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Forward receiving more playing time

By Alan Hamari | Feb. 26, 2002

UW sophomore forward Dave Mader doesn't look like he should be a cult hero. Sure, he's intimidating at 6'11\ and 240 pounds (a pessimistic assessment by Wisconsin's men's basketball media ' ¦

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Magnuson explains the essence of 'Lummox'

Feb. 26, 2002

Mike Magnuson goes straight for the beer gut with his recent book of straight-talking, working-man's stories, \Lummox: The Evolution of a Man."" He goes from camping out in the basement ' ¦'

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Letters to the Editor

Feb. 26, 2002

This Tuesday, consumer, environmental and social justice activists in 300 other U.S. cities and five other nations (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Japan) will be leafleting and staging ' ¦

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What it means to be a 'beautiful person'

By Mike Bromberg | Feb. 26, 2002

Muscular masses of flesh throb and pulsate on my television screen. An increasingly grotesque parade of contestants lines up, waiting for the judges to evaluate their disproportionate physiques. Eventually, a ' ¦

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Lack of dominant teams creates parity in Big Ten

By James Wold | Feb. 26, 2002

At the beginning of the season, the top of the Big Ten was to be dominated by the three \I"" teams'Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. However, times have changed and parity ' ¦

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Gallagher uses art for peace in Northern Ireland

By Thomas Derpinghaus | Feb. 26, 2002

Real, concrete peace can be achieved between warring parties through dialogue and understanding, former nurse and current Northern Ireland peace activist Anne Gallagher told a captive audience Monday night at ' ¦

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Learning to fly: 'Jetpack' on the way

By Lindsay Renick-Mayer | Feb. 26, 2002

Researchers are developing a new aerial single- occupancy vehicle'

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Impact of System job cuts on UW unclear

By Catharine Bookstaver | Feb. 26, 2002

It is still not clear how the elimination of the 220 jobs throughout the UW System will affect UW-Madison, Vice Chancellor of Administration John Torphy said Monday. The statement came ' ¦

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Athlete's death cancels track and field contest

Feb. 25, 2002

The death of a Penn State pole vaulter Saturday during the Big Ten track and field indoor championships led to Sunday's cancellation of the remainder of the competition. Penn State ' ¦